Giraffe conservation
From Nine to Noon 24 October 2014
Dr Julian Fennessy, who is the inaugural executive director of the Giraffe Conservation Foundation says giraffes are the "forgotten megafauna" despite the fact their numbers have plummetted by 40 percent in the past 16 years. There are just 80 thousand left in the wild. A long time giraffe conservationist, Dr Fennessy says, "Scientists have lately discovered that giraffes are not the social dullards or indifferent parents they were reputed to be."
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